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Chapter 27

           Farebrother,weregreatbores,andLydgatedidnotcareaboutcommercialpoliticsorcards:whatwashetodoforrelaxation?HewasofteninvitedtotheBulstrodes’;butthegirlstherewerehardlyoutoftheschoolroom;andMrs.Bulstrode’sNAIVEwayofconciliatingpietyandworldliness,thenothingnessofthislifeandthedesirabilityofcutglass,theconsciousnessatonceoffilthyragsandthebestdamask,wasnotasufficientrelieffromtheweightofherhusband’sinvariableseriousness.TheVincys’house,withallitsfaults,wasthepleasanterbycontrast;besides,itnourishedRosamondsweettolookatasahalf-openedblush-rose,andadornedwithaccomplishmentsfortherefinedamusementofman.

           Buthemadesomeenemies,otherthanmedical,byhissuccesswithMissVincy.Oneeveninghecameintothedrawing-roomratherlate,whenseveralothervisitorswerethere.Thecard-tablehaddrawnofftheelders,andMr.NedPlymdale(oneofthegoodmatchesinMiddlemarch,thoughnotoneofitsleadingminds)wasintete-a-tetewithRosamond.Hehadbroughtthelast"Keepsake,"thegorgeouswatered-silkpublicationwhichmarkedmodernprogressatthattime;andheconsideredhimselfveryfortunatethathecouldbethefirsttolookoveritwithher,dwellingontheladiesandgentlemenwithshinycopper-platecheeksandcopper-platesmiles,andpointingtocomicversesascapitalandsentimentalstoriesasinteresting.Rosamondwasgracious,andMr.

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